Strategic planning (83)

Fall 2007 School Design Institute: A Report of Findings

Reflects the comments and recommendations of specific projects presented by the superintendents of six school districts (Kansas, Georgia, Utah, Florida, New Mexico and Mississippi) specializing in the field of K–12 design and education. For each case, community challenges are discussed and recommendations offered by the collaborative team regarding a range of issues, such as school size, technology, trends in learning, siting and location, the public process, and community–school collaboration.

Improving Micro-Planning in Education through a Geographical Information System

Introduces Geographical Information System (GIS) as an education management tool. Two projects, whose main objective was the integration of a GIS into the planning process by the educational administration, in Ethiopia and in Palestine are provided and comments upon the lessons learned from these two experiences are introduced.

Co-ordinating Education during Emergencies and Reconstruction: Challenges and Responsibilities

Demonstrates why co-ordination of humanitarian and post-conflict reconstruction activities is so difficult to accomplish in the education sector. Concludes by suggesting ideas for enhancing co-ordination and ways in which the roles and responsibilities of various institutions can contribute to the co-ordination of the education sector.

School Mapping and Geographical Information Systems

Reviews the origins and principles of School Mapping (SM), and discusses the importance and potential use in micro-planning approaches of Geographical Information Systems (GIS), and Public Participation Geographical Information Systems (PPGIS). It also discusses future trends and issues in SM, GIS, and PPGIS. The difference between school mapping (a process) and school map (one typical product of the SM process) is highlighted.

Education Sector Programme

Presents part of a strategy to reinforce the development of the country and to launch an integral system which will link the National Plan for Development and its different programs as well as the budgetary process which is created each year in every unit.

Strategic Investment News Byte

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Creating New Schools

Country: UK-EnglandOutlines key points for local education authorities (LEA) to consider when planning new school buildings and stresses the importance of creativity and involving pupils in design process.